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Updated : Jul 16, 2024

‘China ready but prefer India’: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on $1-bn Teesta project

This comes as both India and China are trying to woo Bangladesh for the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration project, led by Dhaka, that would manage the river’s water better. 

Updated : Jul 15, 2024

India-UK FTA: UK govt positive on concluding deal

New government needs to understand current FTA position; no date for meeting scheduled as of now

Updated : Jul 15, 2024

India hopeful to exceed $800 billion in exports this fiscal, first quarter goods exports crosses $200 billion

Targets 20 countries of significance and six major sectors including engineering goods, textiles and apparels, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics.

Updated : Jul 15, 2024

WPI inflation for June increases to 3.36% due to food, fuel, manufacturing prices

WPI inflation in June: The Ministry of Commerce & Industry said that the positive rate of inflation in June is primarily due to an increase in prices of food articles, manufacture of food products, crude petroleum & natural gas, mineral oils, other manufacturing etc. 

Updated : Jul 13, 2024

How brand Reliance is getting global boost from the lavish Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding

Unlike many Indian millionaires (and billionaires), Ambani’s choice of holding the events in India has given the local economy a boost. At the same time, the star-studded ceremonies have also given the family’s corporate brand -- Reliance -- a leg up on the global stage, say experts. 

Updated : Jul 13, 2024

Cheer for households: Soaring retail price of tomato, onion, potato expected to cool down soon as supply improves

According to the ministry data, retail tomato price in Delhi was Rs 75/kg on July 12, down from Rs 150/kg in the year-ago period. In Mumbai, the price was Rs 83/kg, while Kolkata reported it at Rs 80/kg.

Updated : Jul 12, 2024

Net direct tax collections grows 24.07% touches Rs 5.74 lakh crore till July 11

This includes corporate taxes of Rs 2.1 lakh crore and personal income tax of Rs 3.46 lakh crore. The personal income tax figure includes proceeds from securities transaction tax (STT). 

Updated : Jul 12, 2024

CPI inflation remains higher than all India average in 12 of 22 states in June

RBI unlikely to cut rates amidst robust IIP growth, continued inflationary pressure

Updated : Jul 11, 2024

India, UK ‘pretty much on board’ on most of the issues: Piyush Goyal on trade deal

India-UK trade deal: "We never discuss any FTA with any country or group of countries with a gun to our head,” said FTA.

Updated : Jul 11, 2024

Chandrababu Naidu eyes oil refinery, petrochem complex in Andhra with Rs 60,000 cr investment; meets BPCL officials

"I have sought a detailed plan and feasibility report in 90 days. About 5,000 acres of land will be required for this project," said Chandrababu Naidu about the prospective petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh.

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

Piyush Goyal to visit Switzerland to take forward investment commitments under India-EFTA deal

Union commerce and industry minister says India committed to talks under India-UK FTA; contamination in spices very miniscule

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

India poised to be a superpower by 2047 but...: Top economist Martin Wolf on what could trip country's run

Wolf pointed out that for India to emulate China’s impressive economic growth from the two decades before 2012, it would need to significantly accelerate its GDP growth per head from the current 4.8% to 7.5% annually.

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

GDP base year revisions: Advisory committee may consider 2022-23 and 2023-24

Exercise will be time consuming; IIP, CPI, WPI base year revision would be done separately

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

Official employment data masks India's jobs problem, say economists

India's employment growth mainly comes from self-employment, unpaid work, and temporary farm hires, which are not equivalent to formal jobs, economists said.

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

Monsoon impact: Tomato prices soar to Rs 90 per kg in Delhi as supplies hit

The cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali increased by 10 per cent year-on-year due to a surge in prices of tomato, onion, and potato by 30 per cent, 46 per cent, and 59 per cent, respectively, as per a report by Crisil.

Updated : Jul 09, 2024

Impact of economic shocks post 2016 on informal sector pegged at 4.3% of GDP

Report by India Ratings says formalisation the way forward, but judicious mix of policy for coexistence of formal and informal sectors needed

Updated : Jul 08, 2024

Employment in 27 sectors rose by 3.31 percent YoY in 2022-23: RBI data 

The release of the data follows a Citibank report last week that said growth of close to 7 percent will only create 8-9 million jobs in India, short of the 11-12 million needed. In its rebuttal issued on July 8, the government highlighted ‘several shortcomings’ in the report, which it claimed does not “analyse all official data sources".

Updated : Jul 08, 2024

NITI Aayog may be tasked with deciding whether a new poverty estimate is needed

It could be difficult to estimate a fresh poverty line given that there are a large number of subsidised given by the government

Updated : Jul 08, 2024

India's tea prices soar as extreme weather slashes output

The price rise could support the beleaguered Indian tea industry, which has been struggling with rising production costs amid a negligible rise in tea prices in the past decade.

Updated : Jul 08, 2024

New investment announcements at 20-year low in Q1FY25: BoB report

The only reason that can be attributed to the sluggish intentions can be the elections, the BoB report says.

Updated : Jul 05, 2024

200 Amrit Bharat non-AC trains in production to cater to demand

Production of 50 such trains is already at an advance stage while 150 more are in the pipeline

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